Sec. 366. Health officer—his duties.
Subject to the supervision, direction and control of the Joint
Health Board, the Health Officer shall:
1. Have full direction and responsibility for the administration
of the Joint Health Department. He shall have the power
to appoint, fix the salaries, fix the duties and hours of work, regulate
the leaves of absence, and remove for cause the employees
of the Joint Health Department.
2. He shall make regular report of the work of the Joint
Health Department at the regular meetings of the Joint Health
Board and shall make special reports to said Board whenever
requested by its chairman, and shall keep the Board of Supervisors
of the County and the Council of the City informed of
the activities of the Joint Health Department and shall make financial
report quarterly to the Council.
3. He shall budget the account of his department in such way
as to secure a maximum efficiency and economy in the administration
of his Department. Disbursement of funds of the Department
shall be made upon vouchers signed by the Health Officer.
The Health Officer shall be responsible for the proper
expenditure of the funds of his Department. He shall make financial
statements quarterly to the Council, the chairman of the
Board of Supervisors of Albemarle County, and the Bursar of
the University of Virginia.
4. He shall keep proper records of the affairs of his Department
including its receipts and expenditures and such records
shall be open to the inspection of any properly authorized officer
of the City, County or University of Virginia.
5. He shall perform all the duties and have all the powers
now or hereafter prescribed by City ordinances or by State law
which pertain to public health and sanitation.
